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Two Easy to Grow Climbing Roses

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Gardening
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...ke the smell and symbolism of the rose. Several years ago, when it came to planting two roses to cover the entrance arbor to our house I chose two common varieties that I thought could tolerate our horrible soil and dry conditions: Don Juan This stunning, deep red climbing rose was developed by Michele Malandrone and first sold in 1958. It has an intense, complex scent. I chose it because I heard that it was drought tolerant. It’s also easy to fin...

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How to Seed a Pomegranate

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Food, Fruit Trees, Gardening
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...-s In lieu of a podcast this week, I thought I’d offer a short video on my favorite method for seeding a pomegranate. While there are as many ways to accomplish this tedious but rewarding autumn chore as there are roads to Rome, I’ve found this particular technique the easiest. First choose a large bowl to prevent splatter and subsequent spousal arguments. Then slice the pomegranate in half along its equator. Take a spatula or other sturdy object...

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What Vegetables Are You Growing This Winter?

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Gardening, Vegetable Gardening
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...and salad mixes). I like to eat (sorry turnips). And I’m sticking with my favorite seed company: Franchi. The winners are: Cavolo Broccolo Spigariello, what I keep predicting will be the new kale, though that trend has yet to happen. It’s a weedy looking primitive broccoli. You eat the leaves and the small flower clusters. I think it’s my favorite green. Rucola Selvatica a Foglia d’ulivo (“olive leaf” wild arugula). From what little I can gather...

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Wild Food Lab: Foraging Taken to the Next Level

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Food, Foraging
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...ed foods. Not an LA local? The Wild Food Lab website will give you an idea of what this team is up to through recipes and techniques for common wild foods. I think my favorite recipe is also the simplest: how to prepare the ubiquitous broadleaf plantain (Plantago major). Pascal gave me a couple of ideas for ways to enhance my bread experiments with seeds and wild herbs which I’m looking forward to trying. Do you have a favorite wild food? Tell us...

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